The importance of patient identification cards

In mid-November 2008, the Kidney Community Emergency Response (KCER) Coalition mailed out lavender-colored patient identification cards to all dialysis facilities. The purpose of these cards is to assist in identifying a dialysis patient to emergency management, special needs shelter staff, and law enforcement that the individual needs access to treatment. Additionally, these cards provide a space for the local ESRD Network patient hotline, and other spaces for critical emergency information.

For more about the lavender patient cards or to print more cards, please visit http://www.kcercoalition.com/lavender.htm